Your loads come from cells. Your results write back to cells. Change a value in Excel — the beam recalculates instantly. No standalone software, no copy-pasting.
Three steps to connect your beam analysis to your spreadsheet.
Every input field — span length, load magnitude, load position, support stiffness — has a cell-link button. Click it and select the Excel cell.
BeamBuddy monitors linked cells every 2 seconds. When a value changes, the FEM engine re-solves the beam automatically.
Choose which cells receive max moment, reactions, deflections, or any result. They update every time the beam recalculates.
Point any beam input — span, load magnitude, load position — at an Excel cell. Your spreadsheet becomes the single source of truth.
Max bending moment, reactions, deflections — all write back to cells you choose. No copy-pasting, no transcription errors.
Change a value in your spreadsheet and the beam recalculates within 2 seconds. Diagrams, results tables, everything updates live.
Link a load to a cell, then sweep values. Watch how reactions and deflections change in real time — no re-entering data.
Not just input → output. Link results back to other calculations in your workbook. Chain beam analysis into your wider design workflow.
Cell references persist inside the .xlsx file. Reopen the workbook next week and every link is exactly where you left it.
You point any input field (span, loads, positions) at an Excel cell. When that cell changes, the beam recalculates automatically. Results like max moment, reactions, and deflections write back to cells you choose.
Yes. BeamBuddy supports bidirectional linking — inputs read from cells and results write back to cells. This means your spreadsheet always has the latest analysis values without any manual copy-pasting.
BeamBuddy polls linked cells every 2 seconds. Change a load or span value in your spreadsheet and the analysis updates live — reactions, diagrams, and all results refresh automatically.
14-day free trial. No credit card required. Full bidirectional cell linking included.